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News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Election administration and work of media during election campaigns focus of OSCE/ODIHR-supported workshops in Albania
Publishing date: 4 July 2018
Election administration and the work of the media during election campaigns were at the centre of discussions during two workshops held in Tirana on 3 and 4 July 2018 respectively, with the support of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the OSCE Presence to Albania.
Young people from Western Balkans come together under OSCE-initiated Youth Trail
Publishing date: 21 June 2018
Over 40 young people from all over the Western Balkans gathered on 20 June 2018 in Tirana to participate in Youth Trail 2018. The event is being organized for the second year in a row by the OSCE Presence in Albania, the Italian OSCE Chairmanship, the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO) and Tirana Municipality. For four days, the young people will connect, explore, discuss for democracy, peace and security in the region.
Sustainable reform demands constructive political engagement, says OSCE Secretary General Greminger during visit to Tirana
Publishing date: 29 May 2018
TIRANA, 29 May 2018 – OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger today concluded a two-day visit to Tirana during which he met with Albania’s highest level officials, emphasizing the importance of broad political commitment to the country’s essential reforms and offering OSCE’s continued partnership....
Call for young people from Western Balkans for Youth Trail 2018: Promoting OSCE Values among Youth
Publishing date: 9 May 2018
The OSCE Presence in Albania, in co-operation with the Municipality of Tirana and the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO), launched a call for applications for “Youth Trail 2018: Promoting OSCE Values among Youth” on 8 May 2018. The 2018 Youth Trail will be held from 20 to 24 June 2018 in Tirana.
Call for young professionals, students, recent graduates from Western Balkans for 2018 OSCE scholarship programme at European Innovation Academy
Publishing date: 3 May 2018
VIENNA, 3 May 2018 – The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) opens today a Call for Candidacies for 18 fully-paid scholarships at the European Innovation Academy (EIA), one of the world’s leading summer entrepreneurship programmes for young professionals, students, recent graduates and young start-uppers...
OSCE delivers training course on transnational organized crime facilitated by cyberspace in Tirana
Publishing date: 21 April 2018
Assessing digital intelligence and implementing findings obtained for planning operative measures in the fight against transnational organized crime facilitated by the Internet was the focus of the OSCE-hosted one-week training course, which took place from 16 to 20 April in Tirana...
Joint OSCE-UNODC regional training course on cryptocurrencies, darknet and open-source investigations concludes in Tirana
Publishing date: 9 March 2018
Enhancing the knowledge and skills of criminal justice practitioners from South-Eastern Europe in investigating cryptocurrencies and the darknet and using open-source intelligence methods was the focus of a one-week training course jointly delivered by the OSCE and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) from 5 to 9 March 2018 at the Albanian Security Academy in Tirana...